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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Sykes is adamant that he does not want Delia to work for what kinds of people?
2. How old is Lilya, the protagonist of the story "The Back Room"?
3. To whom does Muttsy declare his singular devotion in the story named after him?
4. The narrator states that which two characters have been on their own since Artie was nine years old?
5. With which object does the femme fatale at the center of the story "Monkey Junk" become enamored?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of the title Hurston gave to the story called "Sweat"?
2. What aspect of Joe Clarke's personal life is discussed only in the story entitled "The Eatonville Anthology"?
3. What is the plot of the very brief story entitled "Possum and Pig"?
4. What is Hurston's message regarding the phenomenon of May-December marriages in the story entitled "Under the Bridge"?
5. In what way is foreshadowing associated with the portrait featured in the story "The Back Room"?
6. How many entries are included in "The Eatonville Anthology" and in what form is the story presented?
7. What is the symbolism of the moment when Delia picks up an iron skillet in the story "Sweat"?
8. The story "Monkey Junk" utilizes diction and language associated with which text?
9. Who is Panic?
10. What aspect of the ending of the story "Muttsy" does not bode well for Pinkie's future happiness?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Hurston's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick.
Essay Topic 2
How is the theme of hypocrisy treated within Hurston’s text and with which of the text’s messages does the theme closely connect?
Essay Topic 3
Examine the role of family within the text Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick. What types of family relationships are represented and how does Hurston use their variety to inform many of the stories’ themes?
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